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Mujcic, Redzo and Frijters, Paul (2021) The colour of a free ride. The Economic Journal, 131 (634). pp. 970-999. doi:10.1093/ej/ueaa090 ISSN 0013-0133.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa090
Abstract
We use a natural field experiment to estimate the causal effect of race on discretionary favours in the marketplace. Test customers are randomly assigned to board public buses with no money to purchase a fare, leaving the bus driver to voluntarily decide whether to offer them a free ride. Based on 1,552 transactions, we uncover strong evidence of racial bias: bus drivers were twice as willing to let white testers ride free as black testers (72% vs. 36% of the time). Signals of wealth and patriotism improve minority testers’ outcomes. Our results show that white privilege extends to unregulated daily interactions.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HT Communities. Classes. Races |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Race discrimination -- Great Britain, Race discrimination -- Great Britain -- Psychological aspects | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | The Economic Journal | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press (OUP) | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 0013-0133 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | February 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 131 | ||||||||
| Number: | 634 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 970-999 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1093/ej/ueaa090 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in The Economic Journal following peer review. The version of record Redzo Mujcic, Paul Frijters, The Colour of a Free Ride, The Economic Journal, , ueaa090, is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1093/ej/ueaa090 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 10 September 2020 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 2 September 2022 |
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